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Tadesse Tola Wins The ORLEN Warsaw Marathon!
The exciting second ORLEN Warsaw Marathon has just been completed. After a
fierce battle, the fastest runner over the distance of 42.195 km during the
ORLEN Warsaw Marathon proved to be Tadesse Tola (Ethiopia) with a time of
2h:06min:55s. Over 30,000 competitors, including the best runners from
around the world, took part in races held in all distance categories.
The winner over 42,195 km was Tadesse Tola (Ethiopia), with a time of
2h:06min:55s. In second was Levy Matebo Omari (Kenya) with a result of
2h:08min:09s, and third place was taken by Henryk Szost (Poland) with a
time of 2h:08min:55s. The rivalry among female marathon runners also
provided the audience with many sports thrills, and the winner was Ehile
Bizuayehu (Ethiopia), with a time of 2h:30min:30s. The second fastest woman
was Iwona Lewandowska (Poland) who achieved a time of 2h:32min:42s, and in
third place was Maryna Damatsevich (Belarus) with a result of
2h:33min:56s.
In parallel with the marathon, a 10 km race was also held, and the day
before a Charity Walkathon was organised, in which the participants
completed a distance of 4.6 km.
I am glad that the ORLEN Warsaw Marathon is gradually becoming an event
that attracts world-class athletes - says Leszek Kurnicki, head of the
organising committee of the ORLEN Warsaw Marathon. We are anxious to see
that with each year, the sporting quality and level of the event is
improving and it is becoming increasingly recognisable on a global scale.
We are striving to ensure that the marathon attracts as many runners from
other countries as possible
Although still considered a relatively new and yet not fully discovered
running destination in Europe, Warsaw has been gaining recognition among
runners, who appreciate the charms of the city, the well-prepared route and
the professionally organised event. This year, the route of the ORLEN
Warsaw Marathon went over the Poniatowski and Swietokrzyski Bridges, along
Aleje Ujazdowskie and past the monument of Marshal Józef Pilsudski and the
historic Royal Baths (Lazienki Królewskie). The battle among the
participants of the marathon was fierce and exciting - form the very start,
all the runners spared no effort and competed with great determination. The
atmosphere was even further heated up by the crowds that gathered along the
route and cheered the runners all the time. Also, runners were able to win
attractive financial and non-cash prizes sponsored by the event partners,
including a Mercedes GLA (for marathoners) and a Smart Fortwo coupe (for
runners in the 10 km run). The total money in the prize pool amounted to
EUR 150,000.
The two-day running event in Warsaw was attended by 5 competitors from the
UK.
The next Orlen Warsaw Marathon will be held on 26th April 2015.
Classification of runners from the United Kingdom
1 Stephen Sweeney 3:57:54
2 Barry Dewey 4:00:18
3 Boris Padgett 4:09:01
4 Chris Brown 4:27:42
5 Sean Palmer 4:34:58
ORLEN Warsaw Marathon Essentials:
Date: 13 April 2014
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Distances: 42.195 km / 10 km / 4.6 km (charity run/walk held on April 12th)
Entry fee: approx. EUR 30 when registering online
Main prizes: financial awards - approximately EUR 150,000 of prize money
Additional prizes: a draw in which a Mercedes GLA (marathon participants) /
a Smart ForTwo (participants of the 10 km run) may be won, miscellaneous
prizes sponsored by the event partners
Number of participants in 2014: over 30,000 Best 2014 result - 42,195 km in
2h:06min:55s
The ORLEN Warsaw Marathon is the largest running event in Poland organized
as part of the National Running Day. As many as 26,000 runners from Poland
and all over the world participated in the runs on all distances
during the event's first edition in 2013. The Polish Men's Marathon
Championship is held during the ORLEN Warsaw Marathon, and the total prize
money offered is comparable to that available during Europe's top
running events. A 10 km run takes place on the same day, while a charity
run/walk of 4.6 is held the day before.
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